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Bokusatsu_Tenshi: Could work on the japanese market... You know, they are used to devices that size because of those neat pocket translators... I almost bought one in ... more »

#foreigngadgets

Netwalker Suggests that Sharp Sleepwalked Through the Last Few Years
No matter what kind of consumer electronics you make it seems you've got to add some sort of internet device to the portfolio. Sharp's addition (at least in Japan) is its 5-inch Netwalker that has a touchscreen and runs Ubuntu. More »
#midphones

Computex Spawns Hellish "MID Phone" Phenomenon
New device categories almost invariably fall between preexisting ones. Sometimes they find a useful niche, like netbooks. Other times, they seem like obsessive compulsive attempts to fill a tiny, intentional gap in the spectrum of consumer electronics. Like MID phones! More »
#android

Archos Event Invitation Unsubtly Hints at Rumored Android MID
On its own, it's a stretch: the invite is green and vaguely Android-y, and there's a faint rectangular device in the background, therefore Archos must be working on an Android MID! Right? Well, they are. More »
#questionoftheday

Question of the Day: Would You Ever Consider Using a Palmtop MID?
At the Intel Developer Forum last week, a lot of the buzz on the demo floor was around new Atom hardware. There were the requisite netbooks and EeeClones floating around, but it seemed like peculiar little quasi-computers, or palmtop Mobile Internet Devices (MIDs) stole the show. Sure, it's impressive to see a full, net-connected Vista or Ubuntu desktop running on something the size of a Sega Game Gear, but who exactly is supposed to use these? More »

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